Info systems ch 1 T/F

A network requires at least three computers and a shared resource.

False

Business processes are those logically related tasks for accomplishing tasks that have been formally encoded by an organization.

False

Information systems literacy describes the behavioral approach to information systems, while computer literacy describes the technical approach.

False

Information technology (IT) consists of all the hardware that a firm needs to use in order to achieve its business objectives, whereas information systems consist of all the hardware and software needed.

False

Internet advertising is growing at a rate of more than 30 percent.

False

Intranets are private corporate networks extended to authorized users outside the organization.

False

There are two types of outsourcing: offshore outsourcing and foreign outsourcing.

False

Whereas marketing and financial careers have been transformed by the growth in information systems, management has- so far- remained relatively unaffected.

False

A business model describes how a company produces, delivers and sells a product or service to create wealth.

True

An IT infrastructure provides the platform on which the firm can build its information systems.

True

An understanding of enterprise-wide systems for customer relationship management is one of the skills relevant to careers in marketing.

True

As a result of new public laws, accountants are beginning to perform more technical duties, such as auditing systems and networks.

True

Computers are only part of an information system.

True

Developing a new product, fulfilling an order, or hiring a new employee are all examples of business processes.

True

Employee attitudes about their jobs, employers, or technology can have a powerful effect on their abilities to use information systems productively.

True

Forensic accounting is used to investigate bankruptcies and contract disputes.

True

Identifying a problem includes the agreeing that a problem exists.

True

In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to know something about the history and culture of the company.

True

Political conflict is an example of the people dimension of business problems.

True

The dimensions of information systems are people, organizations and information technology.

True

UPS's use of Web-based tools that allow customers to embed UPS functions such as tracking and cost calculations into their own Web sites was an information systems solution uses to achieve customer intimacy.

True